Morris chair.



c. L. GREILICK.

MORRIS CHAIR.

APPLICATION man APn.13. 1914.

1 151 ,099. Patented Aug. 24, 1915.

2 SHEETS-SHEET l.

@Moz/nego coLUnBIA PLANDGRAPM co.,\v^srllNOTuN. D.c.

c. L. GIILILICK.

MORRIS CHAIR.

APPLICATION FILED AI I1.I3. I9I4.

Patented Aug. 24, 1915.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

22 2f ,Q/ M 527 J :Ei-IE- IIIIH Clarence L. GrezZz'c/c,

5SH" l I I i @Moz/ms COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH co., WASHINGTON, D. c.

. thereof may CLAnnNCn L. onniLiCK, or Tmivnnsn Ciwy, .Micifiionn nssieivon To rnlivnnsn ,CITY CHAIR COMPANY, or 'ritnvnnsii priv, iyiiCiiIGrh-N, A Conronnrrion or MICEIGN.

Specification of Letters fPatent.

- MORRIS CHAIR.

Patented Aug. 24, 1915.

.Application-filed April .13, 1914,. serial imagini-7.

To alii-whom Strict/,Gomera f ,Be it known that l, vCLARENCE L. rGrinn- Lioinfa citizenpf the vvUnited States, residing at Traverse ity, in the lcounty of Gra-nd Traverse land State of Michigan, have invented ycertain ,new and useful improvements lin Morris (Chairs, of which :the ollowing is aspeciication.

My invention relates to Morris chairs, to a chairzof yieldable `holding means ,to regulate or oppose the angular .adjustment or movement of the gbaokof the chair.

. An important .obfect .of the invention is to ,provide ,a chair of Agthe above zmentioned character, so constructed ,that `the gback be conveniently ,angularly adjusted, .and swung downwardly ,to substantially a horizontal ,position, lwhendesired.

,A ,further object ,of he invention is -to provide .adjustable means'to v.regulate the eX- tent .of vswinging movement .ot-the vseat lof thefChaI'inOne direction, whereby thebacl; thereof will ,assume ,a .desired upright .psition. v

.A further object .of the invention is v,to provide a ,chair .of the above mentioned character, which is simple in construction, inexpensive ,to manutacturdrstrong, durable, andattraetivein appearance. o

Other Iobjects and .advantages L of the invention will ,be ,apparent during the course of-thepiollowingdescription. y

ln .the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification and in ,which like numerals are employed to designate ,like parts throughout the saine, Figure 1 `is a Sideelevation of achainembodying my iI1- vention, Fig. Qis a central longitudinal' sectional kview v.through the same, Fig. .3 is a transverseseotional .view takenon line 3-3 of Fig. 2, Fig. ,il is a similar vview taken on line Hof fFig. 2, Fig.. 5 .is a similar view with parts omitted, Fig. 6 is a transverse sectionalview taken Online 6.-6 ot Fig. 2, and, Fig. .7 fis adetail sectional view taken on line 7.-.7 ofiFig. 1.

In the drawings,wherein for the jpurpose ofillustrationis shown a-,preferred embodi ment of my invention, the numeral 10 designates a relatively stationary frame or body portion ofy the chair, comprising forward andrear legs .11 and '12, which are connected by ftransverse .and longitudinal horizontal improvements in ,and has particular reference` this character embodying ralls 13 lttntllaas shown- 'lhe ,rails 13, 1.4 and 1.5 form in leffect a;.;relatively lstatioharv .Open main ,frame .The forward and ,rea-r, ses ,ll end l2feXtei1ilupwardly,heyond this main frame and carry horizontal arms 15.aS iscustomaty- .The ,numeral 1.6 designates .an aPPtOX- mately horizontal' Seat ,0r -Seat trame, ein* bodying forward yand rear .transverse strips or elements 17, ,1S and 19, which are rigidly connected by longitudinal ,strips ,or elements 20, asgshown. 'llhisseatrifraineis preferably suitably covered .with upholstering QLQ any wellglrnownorpreferred type. f

The numeral 22 designates Aa vertically swinging or-angularly adjustable back disposed I,near .the healhendfofzthe `seat 16, and arranged ,near and between ithe frear llegs 12. This back'is preferablysuitably upholstered, in any well .known -or (preferred mannen Means ,are provided to pivotally connect the' Seat antlFhaGli., .thstims Comprising (See. Fig. 7) a ,plate A23, rigidly ,secured to each edge of h. back ,adjacent the lower end thereof, by maant A,0f ,screws or th like The ,plate 23 ,provided upon `zits .Opposite longitudinal ,edges lwith outwardly 'extendme' hongos 2l, andfatts -uniierutl with a Step flange 125- llhmflaugeM-l areedapted tofheihsertetl within longitudinal, Sockets 26,

formed Yuren toasting hinge-leaf 27 (See Fig. 1.).. lt Yis obvious that-the plate 23 is thus f securely helil it@ ,the hheefleaf L27, :but may Yhe renier-eil theretrom .hy .an upward longitudinal;movement-thereof withrrelaton theretoeEaGh hnseilea'f .27 fis ,Provided near. its lower. end,.as;m01=eclearlvShown in Eig. ,1, with ,a ,nreferahlv angular Aextension 2.8,;Piv0tetl1as sh0w11fat12.2, with a coasting hinge-.leaf 3Q, seeured ,upon ,the .louter iedge ofthe seat 1 6 adjacenmte rearendthereof. Eaoh hinge eonneetion vbeiwveen the seat' and back Aijs ,supported .by ,a vertically swinging link ,31, pivoted 4to the hingefleaf 27, as shown at32. r]`l1elot\{erendof the link .3,1 is pivotallyconnected with the longitudinal rail 15, fas-shown a-t ,E rom the foregoing'rit is obvQustha-t'whenthebaclrQQ is plane, by means of hinges 34 or the like. -Each link 31 being pivoted at its lower end, will swing upon its the seat and back adjusting the back.

The numeral 35 designates a preferably are moved, in angularly slightly angularly arranged rail or track,

inclined upwardly toward its forward end, the same being arranged to extend centrally and longitudinally within the main frame, and rigidly secured to the `forwardand rear transverse rails 13 and 14, as shown at 36. This rail or track is preferably inverted T-shaped in cross-section, as clearly illustrated in-'F ig. 6. f

I will now proceed to describe the yieldable holding mechanism,l preferably connected with the rail, and servingto control the angular adjustment orI movement of the back and seat. The rear transverse strips 18 and 19 arel spaced,-as more clearly shown in Fig. 2, for receiving therebetween the yieldable holding mechanism, embodying, as more clearly shown in Figs. 4 and5, outer 1 horizontal reciprocatory elements or blocksA 37, having inner vertically inclined faces 38,

forming therebetween a wedge-shaped opening, decreasing in width downwardly. Connected with the opposite ends of the elements'37, preferably by means of hooks 39, is a suitably stiff retractile coil spring 40, serving to move the elements 37 inwardly toward eachother. Arranged between the ,n outer reciprocatory elements 37 is a `vertical 46,' supported by stri ythe rail 35 and engaging the same. By

relatively stationary wedge-shaped co-acting element or block 41, rdecreasing in widthv downwardly. The vertically inclined faces of the wedge-shaped element 41 are preferably provided with strips 42 rigidly secured thereto by-any suitable means and adapted to engage with the` faces V38, said strips eX- tendingdownwardly beyond the lower end ofthe elementv 41, providing fingers 43, to

v which are pivoted'links 44, in turn pivoted -to the rail' 35., as shown. The outer elements 37 are slidably held upon plates 45, preferablyconnecting the transverse strips 18 and 19, the outer elements 37 being held against improper movement with vrelation to the seat by engagement with the top thereof.

The transverse rail 13 is provided with openings for receiving reciprocatory bars s 46, (see Fig. 6), hinged thereto, as or rear ends of the having a foot-rest 4 shown at 48. lThe inner Vbars 46 are connected byra transverse strip 49, (see Fig. 6) to which are secured guide elements 50, arranged upon opposite sides of vlrtue of the inclination of the rail 35 and the bars 46, when the footrest 47 is moved to its outer position, and swung to assume the horizontal position, it will be approximately horizontal and flush with the seat 16.

Adjustable means are provided to regupivot, perceptibly, when ,tion ofthe rail 35.

sition to the retractile coil Alate the extent ofi-downward movement of the movement'of the back in one direction. When the back 22 is swung toward the horizontal the outer elements 37 will be moved outwardly away from each other'in oppospring 40, thus properly retarding the movement of the backl It is thus seen that ingmeans are provided to control or oppose 'the swinging movement of the'baclr in one direction, such means operating through: the medium of the seat.

l l/Vhen Y the back is yieldable hold- Y swung toward the vertical, the opposite'of this operation occurs. By the construction of my chair the back may be swung to a substantiallyvhorizontal position, the seat being elevated to'be flush therewith. The'footrest may be'moved to the outer position to be substantially flush with the seat'a'ndback. The chair will then be about ascomfortable as a couch or lounge. 51, the extent of downward movement of the seat 16 may be regulated, for controlling theprecise angle that the back 22 willassume when swung to the end of its upward move-Y ment It is to be'understood that the form of my invention herewith shown and.` described is to be taken asa preferred example ofthe same, 1 and that various Vchanges in the shape, size, and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without' departing from the spirit ofthe invention or the scope of theA subjoined claims. A

Having described the inventioml claim 1. In a chair of the 'character described, a relatively stationary body portion, avertically movable seat, a horizontally movable element carried by the seat, a'relatively stationary coacting element arranged for: slidable engagement with the horizontally movableelement, a spring to oppose the movement of the horizontally movable element in onedirection, an angularly adjustable back, and connecting means between the back and seat whereby'said back willmove the seatr upwardly upon being swung toward l'the horizontal. f

2.' In a chair of the character described,a

relatively stationary body portion, avertically movable seat arranged therein, ahorizontally reciprocatory element provided By adjusting the'bolt with aninclined engaging face and carried by the seat, an upstanding co-acting element provided with an inclined engaging face to coperate withv the first named inclined engaging face, means to hold the upstanding element against undue vertical movement, a vertically swinging back pivotally connected with the relatively stationaryv body portion near one end of the seat, and connecting means between the back and the seat whereby the seat will be raised u-pon the back being swung toward the horizontal.

3. In a chair of the character1 described, a relatively stationary body portion, spaced horizontal reciprocatory elements provided with inner vertically inclined engaging faces and carried by the seat, a wedge-shaped element decreasing in width downwardly and arranged between the inclined engaging faces of the first named elements, means to oppose 'the movement of the first named elements away from each other, means to prevent the upward movement Vof the wedge* shaped element, a vertically swinging back, and connecting means between the back and the seat whereby the back may ele-vate the seat upon being swung toward the horizontal.

4. In a chair of the character described, a relatively stationary body portion, a Vertically movable body supporting member arranged therein, guide means carried by the body supporting member, a plurality of elespreading movement, and means to connect said element with the relatively stationary body portion.

5. In a chair of the character described, a relatively stationary body portion, a vertically movable body supporting member disposed near the same, a substantially horizontally movable element carried by the body supporting member and provided with a downwardly inclined face, a relatively stationary co-acting element provided with an upwardly inclined face engaging with the downwardly inclined face of the first named element whereby a wedging action occurs upon the upward movement .of the body sup-porting member, and spring means to move the substantially horizontally movable element in one direction.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CLARENCE L. GREILICK.

Witnesses:

R. E. LYLE, C. DoBsoN.

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